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Q' BIRAM C. DAVIS, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK; ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-THIRD TO 'WIL- 'LIAM M. DE LONG, AND ONE-THIRD TO WILLIAMI. MILLS, OF SAME PLACE.'

Letters Patent No. 99,648, dated February 8, 1870.

IMPROVED MOP .AIVD RUBBER SCRUBBER.

w The Schedule :referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

1, BIRAM C. DAVIS,` of Binghamton, county of in placing and replacing the materials in the head, Broome, State of New York, have invented an Imfig. 2. i proved Combined Mop and Rubber Scrubbr, of which The cloth is doubled over a series oi' rods, I I I,

the following is a specification.4 and placed in ou the anges H H. The rubber is rlhe nature and object, first, relates to the combialso placed between the jaws D andE. nation of a cloth brush and rubber` scrubber, cou- By turning the thinibl'e-nut J the cloth and rubber structed in such amanner that the mop shall be capaare clamped firmly in their places, after which the ble of distributing the water freely upon the unclean cloth, or its equivalent, is trimmed to the length desurface, and also, to penetrate crevices', and that part sired.

of the surface the rubber scrubber has no eect ou; K is the handle, which is of hard wood, and made but the plain surface shall be more; readily scrubbed of any length desired. By using this invention, in with the rubber than heretofore accomplished. numerous cases quite a short handle .would he prefer- Second part relates to the manner I clamp the mared, which lis to be slipped in the socket L, and the terial in the head for the scrubber, which is so ararrangement is ready tor use, as shown in fig. 1.

ranged by a singlevscrew, it shall be ,capable of clamp ',lo operate this combined mop and rubber scrubl ing` iirmly both cloth, or its equivalent, and rubber in her, I take it by the handle K and dip itinto the watheir places. ter, and with the mop B I distribute the water freely D t'. t, I D 0n the unclean surface, and with the samcIscrnb out 98m 11) lo" of le womanymg raumgs' cre-vices and that part the rubber would have no effect `Figure l is the combined mop and rubber scrubber, on. Then I use the rubber with more facility, which as shown, ready for use. has no absorbing qualities for distributing Water.

Figure 2 is a plan of part of the same. Thusthe combination is a decided improvement for General description is asfollows: the purpose intended. A is the frame, which should be made light, and of I claim the combination and arrangement of the strong metal. frame A,clamps D E F G, series of rods I I I, and B is the mop, or sponge may he used instead, or thimhle-nut J, the whole being arrangedsubstantially anything that will produce the intended effect. as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

C is therubher, which is clamped firmly in the jaws BIRAM C. I)- VIS. D and E. NVitnesses:

F and G are the `jaws that the cloth is clamped in, DONALD GRAXT,

which slide securely on the flanges H of the frame., `NM. M. DELONG. 

